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Fighting To Make A Movie While Staying True To Its Core – CROWN AND...

Bringing the DIY spirit of punk and hardcore music to indie filmmaking How’s it going? My name is Matt Wells. I’m an actor and producer...

Handling Rejection In The Film Business by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass, Actor/Filmmaker/Producer: I mean we’re really fortunate that we do get to do stuff. Even though we get rejected from some things we...

How A Shift To Documentaries Saved Matthew Miele’s Filmmaking Career [FULL INTERVIEW]

In this Film Courage video, filmmaker Matthew Miele (Always at The Carlyle, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's, Harry Benson: Shoot First and more) talks...

How To Make A Simple Dolly Track, DIY Light Panels and Camera Car Mount...

Hi, I’m Mark L. Mazzeo, director and co-writer of THE LAST WHITE MAN . Today I want to talk to you about some DIY that...

How David Jackson Willis Went From Street Magician To Hollywood Filmmaker [FULL INTERVIEW]

Watch the video interview on Youtube here Film Courage: Do you have a routine when starting a screenplay, whether it’s a feature-length or a short? David Willis: I...

Making A Movie Before Age 30 by Chris von Hoffmann

Film Courage: How important was it for you to make a feature film before you turned thirty? Chris von Hoffmann, horror writer/director: It was very...

5 Skills A Movie Director Should Have by Choice Skinner

Film Courage: Do you feel it’s a director’s job to be on set before everyone else, Choice? Choice Skinner, Actor/Director/Instructor: Oh, absolutely! I believe...

Bill Duke’s 5 Favorite Books

Film Courage: Bill, if you could pick five books that you would be allowed to read every year and only those five books, what...

How Filmmakers Used Practical Effects To Create The Short Film A FACELESS MAN

Jeremy Foley, Director and Co-Writer: THE FACELESS MAN is a man who is down-and-out. He’s depressed, he wakes up one morning and his face...

The Mistake That New Filmmakers Make Again And Again by Producer Mark Heidelberger

Film Courage: Do you think it’s a mistake for a filmmaker to think about distribution after they’ve made the movie? Mark Heidelberger, film producer: Yes. I...